A Task Force is created by the President of the Conference to address individual issues requiring the immediate attention of a select group of mayors. Task Force recommendations are submitted to the organization as a whole and generally serve as the basis for Conference policy positions. A Task Force is not intended to serve as a permanent body within the organization. When a Task Force mission is completed, the issue it addressed usually is assigned to a permanent Standing Committee for continued monitoring; and the Task Force is disbanded.

Ex-Officio on all Task Forces:
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA, President
Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia, PA, Vice President
Mayor Scott Smith, Mesa, AZ, Second Vice President

Brownfields

• Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, NJ, Chair

Census

• Mayor Mark Mallory, Cincinnati, OH, Chair
• Mayor Robert L. Bowser, East Orange, NJ, Vice Chair

Community/Military Relations

• Mayor Joy Cooper, Hallandale Beach, FL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Joseph T. McElveen, Jr., Sumter, SC, Co-Chair

Council for the New American City and Metro Economies

• Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Columbus, OH, Chair

Education Reform

• Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, CA, Chair
• Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman, Las Vegas, NV, Vice Chair

Energy Independence and Jobs

• Mayor James Brainard, Carmel, IN, Co-Chair
• Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport, CT, Co-Chair

Hunger and Homelessness

• Mayor Terry M. Bellamy, Asheville, NC, Co-Chair
• Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, MO, Co-Chair

Immigration Reform

• Mayor Raul Salinas, Laredo, TX, Chair
• Mayor Andre Pierre, North Miami, FL, Vice Chair
• Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock, AR, Vice Chair

Mayors and Police Chiefs

• Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia, PA, Co-Chair

Mayors and the Business Community

• Mayor Bob Foster, Long Beach, CA, Chair

Mayors Water Council

• Mayor Gregory A. Ballard, Indianapolis, IN, Co-Chair
• Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, Pleasanton, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore, MD, Co-Chair

Metro Exports and Ports

• Mayor Alvin Brown, Jacksonville, FL, Chair
• Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, MN, Vice Chair
• Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno, CA, Vice Chair

Small Business and Franchising

• Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte, NC, Co-Chair
• Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville, MN, Co-Chair

Technology and Innovation

• Mayor Edwin M. Lee, San Francisco, CA, Chair

Vacant and Abandoned Properties

• Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia, SC, Co-Chair
• Mayor David Bing, Detroit, MI, Co-Chair

Work and Opportunity

• Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Mike Rawlings, Dallas, TX, Co-Chair